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Female Genital Mutilation Dashboard (FGM) - Uganda

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In Uganda, 1 per cent of women and girls, aged 15-49, have undergone some form of FGM

27% of women aged 15-49 in Uganda have undergone some form of FGM

Created with Highcharts 4.0.3Less than 1%1 - 4%5 - 9%10% and more

27% of women aged 15-49 in Uganda have undergone some form of FGM

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Key Indicators Data sources
Population size, female, age 15-49 (in thousands), 2017 GLOBAL Revision of the World Population Prospects 2017
Prevalence of FGM among women and girls, 15-49 (%) DHS 2011
Prevalence of FGM among girls, 15-19 (%) DHS 2011
FGM prevalence rate in most affected ethnic group in the country (%) DHS 2011
Existence of policies and laws banning FGM Global FGM programme data 2014

Trends

 FGM is less common among girls aged 15-19 than women aged 45-49

Prevalence of FGM has decreased by 9% between 2008 and 2011; FGM is less common among girls 15-19 than women 45-49

Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2006DHS 2011Uganda15-1945-49OtherNgakaramajongAcholiMukonjoMadiMunyarwandaBagandaAtesaMutooroMugishuBakigaBanyankoleLangiMufumbiraMugwereBasogaAlurLugbaraMunyoro01234
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Inequalities

 Human rights violations affect women and girls differently. Girls who are the poorest are at the greatest risk of FGM

Human rights violations affect females differently. Girls who are the least educated are at the greatest risk of FGM

Residence
Education Level
Wealth Quintile
Women and girls who have undergone FGM, by sociodemographic characteristic
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2006DHS 2011UrbanRural00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911.11.21.31.41.5
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2006DHS 2011Richest 20%FourthMiddleSecondPoorest 20%00.20.40.60.811.21.41.61.822.22.4
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2006DHS 2011Secondary or higherPrimaryNo education00.20.40.60.811.21.41.6
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2006DHS 2011Richest 20%FourthMiddleSecondPoorest 20%Secondary or higherPrimaryNo educationUrbanRural00.20.40.60.811.21.41.61.822.22.4ResidenceEducation LevelWealth quintile
Women and girls who have undergone FGM, by sociodemographic characteristic
Attitudes towards FGM and how is FGM performed
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Performers of FGM

FGM is essentially performed by other traditional (more than 65%). FGM is practised more and more by medical professionals

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Type of FGM

Almost half of girls and women who undergone FGM have had their genitalia cut, with some flesh removed

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Opposition

83 per cent of women believe FGM should be discontinued

About 66 percent of women and girls believe FGM should be discontinued

Residence
Education Level
Wealth Quintile
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2011Source :UgandaRuralUrban0100255075
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2011Source :UgandaNo EducationPrimarySecondary/higher0100255075
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2011Source :UgandaPoorest 20%SecondMiddleFourthRichest 20%0100255075
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3DHS 2011Source :UgandaRuralUrbanNo EducationPrimarySecondary/higherPoorest 20%SecondMiddleFourthRichest 20%0100255075
FGM among young girls

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Prevalence of FGM among young girls, by residence, education of mothers, ethnic group and wealth index, per cent

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At the time of the survey, 2% of girls in Uganda had undergone some form of FGM

19% of daughters aged 0-14 in Nigeria have undergone some form of FGM Indicator captures a certain point in time and not an eternal truth, as these young girls might be cut at a later stage in their lives

Percentage who have undergone FGM
Residence
Education Level
Ethnicity
Wealth Quintile
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3Percent who have undergone FGM22122243333211111110.30.322121UgandaRuralUrbanNo educationPrimarySecondary or higherMunyarwandaNgakaramajongMugwereBagandaAcholiAlurBanyankoleBasogaMugishuOtherLugbaraBakigaLangiMunyoroAtesaMutooroMadiMufumbiraMukonjoPoorest 20%SecondMiddleFourthRichest 20%01234
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3Percent who have undergone FGM221UgandaRuralUrban00.511.52
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3Percent who have undergone FGM222No educationPrimarySecondary or higher00.511.52
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3Percent who have undergone FGM43333211111110.30.3MunyarwandaNgakaramajongMugwereBagandaAcholiAlurBanyankoleBasogaMugishuOtherLugbaraBakigaLangiMunyoroAtesaMutooroMadiMufumbiraMukonjo01234
Created with Highcharts 4.0.3Percent who have undergone FGM22121Poorest 20%SecondMiddleFourthRichest 20%00.511.522.5
Indicator captures a certain point in time and not an eternal truth, as these young girls might be cut at a later stage in their lives

Source: DHS 2011 unless otherwise indicated | United Nations Population Fund |

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